This Week – May 14-20, 2012 Here are the openings, closings, and auditions for the week of May 14-20, 2012. Port Tobacco Players Into the Woods Port Tobacco's Into the Woods is smart and pleasing. WSC Avant Bard The Bacchae Given the history of the last 100 years, a classical play about the power and destructiveness of irrationality may not be so far removed from our reality as we would like to believe. Riverside Dinner Theater Anything Goes Remember: What happens on the S.S. American, stays on the S.S. American. Except for telling your friends to check out this production. It's a Cole Porter classic not to be missed! Kensington Arts Theatre Rooms: A Rock Romance Botteri and Jones have talent and stamina and they sell the story along with the music; but the story sinks without their talent. Studio 3 Theatre for Young Audiences Rapunzel Studio 3's Rapunzel is disarming and an innocent way in a guilty world to spend some time with children...preferably someone else's....before we trade them to The Witch for broccoli. VpStart Crow Six Degrees of Separation Very competent acting and strong pacing will hold an audience’s interest in VpStart Crow's production of John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation. Kensington Arts Theatre 2nd Stage Miss Nelson Is Missing Younger children will enjoy this production, especially if they are in school already and can compare their teachers to Miss Nelson and Ms. Swamp. This Week – May 7-13, 2012 Here are the openings and closings for the week of May 7-13, 2012. T.C. Williams High School Crazy for You T.C. Williams made an impressive effort at Crazy for You. Overall, the production was humorous, and who doesn't like Gershwin's music? WT Woodson High School Alice in Wonderland The talent, energy, and overwhelming skill of the students at W.T. Woodson, however, allowed this production to shine with a new light of its own. South County Secondary School West Side Story Though difficult tech-wise, the show was handled expertly in all aspects, and this really helped highlight the performers. South Lakes High School West Side Story The cast of South Lakes High School's West Side Story brought plenty of energy and emotion to the stage in their rendition of this American classic. Spotlight on VpStart Crow’s Six Degrees of Separation ShowBizRadio reviewer Rachael Murray talks with Rob Batarla about VpStart Crow's production of Six Degrees of Separation. Studio Theatre 2nd Stage The Big Meal You will find yourself completely enamored with the unique blend of pathos and humor that make The Big Meal at Studio Theatre an immensely satisfying and wonderful evening of theatre. Constellation Theater Company Metamorphoses Constellation Theater Company's Metamorphoses is flat-out brilliant, knock-your-socks-off theater, from script to setting to lights and costumes to actors who speak and move with perfection. Fauquier Community Theatre Into the Woods FCT's Into the Woods was a fun, must see show for anyone who believes in happily ever after. Hayfield Secondary School The Children’s Hour Hayfield Secondary School's appealing rendition of The Children's Hour was filled with raw adversity and all-pervading heartbreak. James Madison High School How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying James Madison High School knows how to succeed in putting on a phenomenal performance. Prince George’s Little Theatre Deathtrap Definitely get out to Bowie this weekend to catch the final two performances of Deathtrap. The surprise scene and the guessing of who does what to whom when will make for a gratifying time.